MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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